Welcome to the website of Angus Konstam, the acclaimed historian, and one of the world's leading authorities on piracy, past and present.

Angus is the author of over sixty books, all of which are listed here. His most recent books are highlighted on the right, including There was a Soldier (selected as Waterstone's Scottish Book of the Month for June 2009), the critically acclaimed Sovereigns of the Sea, Piracy: The Complete History, and Blackbeard, his well-received biography of the notorious pirate.

His latest book, The World Atlas of Pirates is due out in the United States this summer. Angus also has a long-standing relationship with Osprey Publishing, and has written more than 30 military and naval history titles for them.

A former naval officer, underwater archaeologist and museum curator, Angus has worked on both sides of the Atlantic, but he now lives in Edinburgh, where he writes full-time. He also makes frequent television appearances as a piracy expert or historical "talking head" in both America and Britain, and he also appears regularly at book festivals and other literary events.

He is currently working on a new project - an expose of modern piracy - a book that needs almost daily revision, in order to keep up with the latest developments! To follow these developments, and to read Angus' other views on piracy past and present, then visit his pirate blog.